ENG 1013 Section 010 09:00-09:50 Freshman Composition II: Research Writing MWF Wilson 328 CRN: CRN: 13868 Instructor: Carmen Lanos Williams Office: Wilson 221H Office Hours: 10:00-11:00 MW and by appointment Office Phone: 870-972-2140 Email: clwilliams@astate.edu Required Course Materials: Graff, Gerald, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst. “They Say, I Say”: The Moves that Matter in Academic: Writing Readings, 2nd edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Co. 2012.Print. Howard, Rebecca Moore, and Amy Taggart Rupiper. Research Matters. New York: McGrawHill. 2010.Print. Optional Course Materials iPad with Connect Kit (Keynote, Pages, iMovie, iPhoto, Garage Band, and Numbers) Apps: GoodNotes or iAnnotate; Nearpod; Dictionary.com; a cloud app (such as Dropbox or Box); iTunesU; Find my iPhone Learning Outcomes: 1. Communicating Effectively—Students will demonstrate the ability to produce writing that demonstrates proficiency in standard edited American English to make reasoned, wellorganized arguments that are accurately documented. 2. Thinking Critically—Students will demonstrate the ability to interpret and analyze the relevance and quality of information, make judgments and draw conclusions based on credible evidence, and integrate ideas into a coherent argument. Course Objectives: English 1013 is designed to strengthen and build upon the skills you have acquired in English 1003, to develop research methods and to present research. The specific goals of this course are t provide instruction in: 1. expository and particularly academic essays, most of which are argumentative in nature; 2. developing the verbal and analytical skills required for academic writing (summarizing, synthesizing, evaluating, and paraphrasing information for the purpose of crafting a thesis statement and supporting it); 3. acquiring skills in both primary (reporting, observing, interviewing) and secondary research tasks (the use of libraries and the research they contain) 4. employing formal elements of research (instruction in documentation skills such as the MLA style of parenthetical documentation) 5. Further practice in standard English usage 6. Understanding, analyzing, and composing cogent arguments Spring 2014 Carmen Lanos Williams 1 of 7 Other Requirements: This course requires that students possess or quickly acquire reasonable proficiency with typing and manipulating word processing documents and submitting assignments online via Blackboard. The class is also writing workshop class, which means that students will read and critique each other’s writing. Students who are not open to improving their writing through these methods should enroll in a different section of this course. Policies: Students with Disabilities: If any student has a disability or problem requiring accommodation in order to succeed in the course, please contact me as soon as possible. Confidentiality will be maintained, and every reasonable effort will be made to meet your needs. Any student requiring accommodation must be registered with ASU’s Office of Disability Services, 972 3964. If Disability Services recommends that you should be allowed to take exams in their office, it is your responsibility to schedule that exam with them for the same date and time as the exam will be administered to the other students in the class. Inclement Weather Policy: Information on campus closure can be found on the ASU web page, KASU, and local radio and television stations. If inclement weather prevents you from coming to campus and campus is not closed, please email me at clwilliams@astate.edu or call me at 870-972-2140. As for this class, the readings and assignments will continue as noted on the syllabus, unless otherwise noted. Academic Integrity/Plagiarism Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to: submitting another’s work as your own, copying part or all of another’s paper (report, essay, etc.,) in your own paper, and submitting entire or parts of essays from the internet. Plagiarism also includes quoting or paraphrasing someone else’s work without providing the source or properly assigning credit. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense against academic integrity and could result in failure for the test or paper, failure for the course, and expulsion from Arkansas State University. If you have questions about what constitutes plagiarism, you should ask me. For further information, including specifics about what constitutes plagiarism or cheating, see ASU’s Academic Integrity Policy at http://studentconduct.astate.edu/AcademicIntegrity.html Attendance: Students should attend every session of class during the semester. I expect you to come to class ON TIME with your readings and assignments completed, prepared to participate in discussion and group work. You will be allowed 4 absences in ENG 1013, which you need to save for Spring 2014 Carmen Lanos Williams 2 of 7 illnesses and emergencies. Your final grade, however, will be dropped a FULL LETTER GRADE for each absence after four. Students who are absent due to a personal emergency should contact me immediately. Students who are absent due to participation in university events should notify me in advance to make arrangements for submission of their assignments. Students who leave early without permission will be marked absent. Late students are also marked absent. Assignments: A. Assignments should be submitted on Blackboard on, or before, the date they are due. B. Online submissions must use Microsoft Word versions ending in <.docx> or <.doc> or be submitted as a PDF document. C. Every assignment has a specific name by which you are required to save your document. D. Reading/Writing Journal: On Blackboard, students will keep a writing journal to engage each essay they read/research for this course. This journal is a private journal, visible to only the student and instructor and will count toward class participation. It is also evidence of your progress in your own research. Late Assignments: Students may turn in a late assignment by the next day with a 10% penalty. Assignments more than one class period late are not acceptable. Workshop lessons cannot be made up. Work submitted more than one day late will not be accepted. Classroom Behavior: Students are responsible for arriving to class in a timely and prepared manner as well as for conducting themselves in a manner conducive to a productive learning environment. Please do not use headphones, send texts, or use your electronic device in a distracting way during class. Tablets and Platforms A. Platforms a. Blackboard: i. Course materials: handouts, instructions for completing assignments, etc., will be distributed through Blackboard. (Students with iPads may also receive these documents directly through their iPads with iTunesU). ii. Assignments will be submitted through Blackboard. No paper copies of assignments are necessary. However, I strongly recommend saving documents in two places (i.e. on your computer and on a cloud) or regularly emailing drafts of your assignments to yourself. A. Computers/Tablets i. Even if you elect to take advantage of the iPad features, submissions to Blackboard still require that you have access to a computer. Presently, neither the Blackboard App nor the iPad permits uploading documents from the iPad. However, there are numerous computer labs on campus for your use. In short, you may use your iPad to create drafts of assignments, but eventually, you will need a computer to submit them on Blackboard. B. Contact ITS for technical issues at 972-3933. Spring 2014 Carmen Lanos Williams 3 of 7 Academic Performance A. If you find yourself struggling in this course, meet with me immediately to discuss your difficulties or extenuating circumstances. B. Do not approach me in the last four weeks of the semester to find out what you can do to pass the class or earn a particular grade. I do not offer extra credit. Please become familiar with the services (advisement, tutoring, etc) that the university offers. Grading: Assignm ent Description Points 1. Says/Does (Summary Analysis) 50 A summary focused on rhetorical strategy 2. Putting texts in conversation with each other 50 Examines how sources are subtly addressing facets of an issue 3. Argument Paper 100 A smaller scale version of your research project 4. Annotated Bibliography 50 A compilation of related sources on one topic with a brief explanation for each source 5. Research Proposal 50 The point of no return: a formal declaration of your research topic 6. Literature Review 100 A close examination of the major issues and debates concerning a single topic 7. Draft of final Research Project 50 8. Visual Presentation of Research with abstract 50 9. Journal Entries (1 for each class article and documentary and one for each source in your paper). 100 10. Final Draft of Research Project 400 A 5 minute video of your argument directed toward a specific audience 7-10 page researched argument essay with appropriate citation and 5-7 sources Total 1000 Grade Scale: A=895-1000; B=795-894; C=695-794; D=694-600; F= <600 Deductions 1. Failure to submit a first Draft -25 2. Failure to revise the first draft -50 3. Failure to complete peer reviews -25 Spring 2014 Carmen Lanos Williams 4 of 7 Daily Class Schedule Day Lecture/Activity Date Readings /Assignments to complete BEFORE class Unit 1: “They Say”: Analyzing Argument Wednesday 01/22 Course Introduction Friday 01/24 How to Annotate iTunesU or Bb: Poverty survey and journal reflection Monday 01/27 Pitch, Complaint, Moment; Context Chapter 1: “They Say”; Wednesday 01/29 Small Group: Says/Does summary of “The Danger of a Single Story” Chapter 2: “Her Point is”: iTunesU or Bb: Ted Talk: “The Danger of a Single Story and journal reflection; Read: Says/Does Outline instructions Friday 01/31 Socratic Circle Chapter 3: “As He Puts it Himself” & iTunesU: Read & annotate: Greg Mantsios “Class in America, 2009” Due: Assignment 1: Says/Does Summary of Mantsios article Unit 2: “I Say”: Responding to an Argument Monday 02/03 Socratic Circle iTunes U or Bb: Documentaries: “The Line” and “Poor in America”; Due Journal Reflection; Chapter 4: “Yes/No/Okay, But” Wednesday 02/05 Small Group: Analysis of Arguments: Says/Does; Pitch, Complaint, Moment; Chapter 5: “And Yet”; iTunesU or Bb: “Class and Virtue” by Michael Parenti and “Working Class Whites” by Angeline Price; Due: Journal Reflection Friday 02/07 Looking for naysayers Socratic Circle iTunes U or Bb: Readings: “Drug Tests Falter…”Steve Yaccino; “The Myth of Welfare and Drug Use” Jamelle Bouie; “The Return of the Welfare Queen” Beth Reinhard Due: Journal Reflection Monday 02/10 Using the ASU Library Identifying key words “hashtagging” Chapter 6: “Skeptics May Object” Due: Assignment 2: Putting Texts in Conversation with Each Other Wednesday 02/12 Small group presentations on opposing sources Use the Library Database to find one-two arguments in favor of Drug Testing Welfare recipients; Read, annotate, Complete a says/does summary with Works Cited page and bring to class Friday 02/14 Spring 2014 Chapter 7: “So What? Who Cares? and in Research Matters CH 9 Carmen Lanos Williams 5 of 7 Unit 3: Tying it All Together Monday 02/17 Peer Review & Introduction of the Research Project Due: Assignment 3a:Position Paper; Chapter 8: “As a Result” Wednesday 02/19 Peer Review Due: Assignment 3b: Position Paper; Chapter 9: “Ain’t so/Is Not” Friday 02/21 Peer Review Due: Assignment 3c: Position Paper Chapter 10: “But Don’t Get Me Wrong” Unit 4: Entering the Conversation Monday 02/24 Working Bibliography Due: Assignment 3 final draft & Chapter 11: “I Take Your Point” & in Research Matters: CH 19 Wednesday 02/26 Review Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography ITunes U or Bb: “The Welfare Queen” Josh Bevin & Chapter 12: “What’s Motivating This Writer?” Friday 02/28 Review Annotated Bibliography Presentation Guidelines iTunes U or Bb: “Who Put the Welfare in Corporate Welfare” Daniel Egan & Chapter 13: “Analyze This” Monday 03/03 Mid-term exam week & Due: Assignment 4 Annotated Bibliography Presentations & Sign-up for individual Ch 10: RM: “Writing an Annotated conferences; Bibliography” Wednesday 03/05 Presentations Begin Working on Research Proposal CH 11: RM: “Developing New Information” Friday 03/07 Presentations & Review Research Proposal Assignment Optional: Use your iPad to invite your professor to a your individual conference; set a reminder in your calendar for your conference; CH 4: RM: “Writing a Research Proposal” Monday 03/10 Conferences Due: Assignment 5: Research Proposal Wednesday 03/12 Mid-term grades Due & Conferences Due: Assignment 5: Research Proposal Friday 03/14 Conferences Due: Assignment 5: Research Proposal Monday 03/17 Conferences Wednesday 03/19 Review Assignment 6: Literature Review Ch 15: RM: “Entering Conversations and Supporting Your Claims” Friday 03/21 Peer Review Due: Assignment 6:Literature Review Draft Spring Break March 24-29 Library Searches Refresher Monday 03/31 Spring 2014 Carmen Lanos Williams CH 6 and CH 7: RM: “Meeting the Challenges of Online Research” and “Evaluating Information” 6 of 7 Wednesday 04/02 Friday 04/04 Monday 04/07 Peer Review and Schedule Individual conferences & Presentations Due: Assignment 7a: first draft of research essay Wednesday 04/09 Peer Review Ch 16: RM: “Revising Editing and Proofreading” Friday 04/11 Peer Review Ch 16: RM: “Revising Editing and Proofreading” Monday 04/14 Peer Review Ch 16: RM: “Revising Editing and Proofreading” Wednesday 04/16 Peer Review; Review Assignment 8: Visual presentation of your Optional: Use your iPad to invite your professor to your individual conference; set a reminder in your calendar for your conference Friday 04/18 Conferences Due: Assignment 7b Monday 04/21 Conferences Due Assignment 7b Wednesday 04/23 Conferences Due Assignment 7b Friday 04/25 Conferences Due Assignment 7b Monday 04/28 Presentations Due Assignment 8: Abstract + visual presentation and in Research Matters, CH 17 Wednesday 04/30 Presentations Continue Revising Final Research Project Friday 05/02 Presentations Continue Revising Final Research Project Monday 05/05 Presentations Continue Revising Final Research Project Final Research Project Due Library Searches Refresher Ch 12 and 13: RM: “Writing an Refining Your Thesis” and “Organizing Your Project” Due: Assignment 6a: Revised Literature Review; CH 14 RM: “Drafting Your Project” Wednesday, May 7, 2013 10:15-12:15 You will submit identical copies of your research project in both digital and paper formats. Submit your paper digitally via Blackboard and sign-in your paper in my office, Wilson 221H during the final exam hour. May 7-15 Finals Week Spring 2014 May 16 Grades Posted Carmen Lanos Williams 7 of 7